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The Moon and the Other Side of the Honeymoon |
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| Inspired by the moon as a love symbol, the
play, The Moon and the Other Side of the Honeymoon, uses
comedy, acting and magic. The play tells stories of disappointment,
betrayal, and jealousy and their remedies, and provokes in the
public personal emotions, laughter and musical delight. This show, created for an adult audience, will be presented at 8:00pm on November 10th, the night of the full moon, at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. Gerardo Avila and Veronica Dahl are the performers of this theatrical and musical show which grew out of romantic songs such as Fly Me to the Moon, Naranjo en Flor, Contigo Aprendi and Paroles, among others. The show also includes theatrical plots such as We Mustn’t Complicate Happiness, by Marco Denevi, original poems, and personal love relationship experiences. The show, directed by Michael Fera, consists of a series of short situations where song and dialogue combine to create a narrative. Both Gerardo Avila and Verónica Dahl contribute to the show from their great experience in the world of entertainment. Verónica has performed for many years as a musician and composer in Canada and in Argentina. In Vancouver, Canada, she formed the Latin American Group SOLIS, performing at the jazz festival, at musical restaurants such as Zócalo, and at The Latin Quarter. Her performance experience includes salsa and tango shows, and musical collaborations with Latin American groups. Among her teachers are Tom Todoroff, Nadia Tavakoli, David Smukler and Celso Machado. She has received three first prizes for her literary work and one of her poems forms part of this show. Gerardo has been performing professionally since 1974 as a solo clown, mime, magician and story teller. He has been co-director, writer and performer for groups such as Oh Sweet Clown, Electro Tecno Teatro, La Ratatouille and Snake in The Grass Moving Theatre. He has performed original sketches for Cirque du Soleil (1984 and 1987), and collaborated as an actor-director with drumming groups like Uzume Taiko and Katari Taiko, among others. Gerardo has performed in major festivals in Canada and Mexico like the Vancouver and Sunshine Coast Children´s Festivals, Yukon and Vancouver Story telling Festivals, Winnipeg Clown Festival, Festival Internacional Cervantino, Festival de Baie-Saint-Paul, Festival d´Eté du Quebec, and Expo 86 in Vancouver. He recently performed at the Sechelt Arts Festival, Sweetwater 905, 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay and the Home Ground festival in Vancouver. He worked as the MC for the Vancouver International Dance Festival fundraising event and has performed as a comedy narrator in Karen Flamenco´s productions of Romeo and Juliet and Molino Rojo. |
